duel

Example Sentences

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Courtois launched long, Valverde won the duel with Nico O'Reilly, drove into the area and finished.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

On a more personal scale, the legal duel between Burkle and Anderson has become a battle over reputation — as these two influential figures in California politics and business attack each other’s character.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

To see why that is, watch her duet and duel with Carpenter in “The Muppet Show” revival.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Gahr 1, El Dorado 0: A ninth-inning run ended the pitching duel.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Though he had not sought out the impending duel with Burr, there was nothing in Hamilton’s lifelong pattern that would permit a self-consciously bland and supremely triumphant refusal of the challenge.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis